About this Item: Tours, Mame et Fils, ca. 1900., 1900. Hardcover. Royal quarto (335 x 255mm). Pp. 245. Plus a total of 19 superb contemporary hand-coloured plates, printed on different paper, one of which is a frontispiece, the rest bound-in each at a beginning of a chapter, all protected by tissue guards. With 38 exquisite engravings, two to each chapter. Printed on fine heavy paper. Large illustrated device to title-page. Half title present. Individual title-page to each chapter. Hardcover, handsomely bound in spotless recent quarter buckram over pebble-grained black suede, title label printed in red and black to spine. In a very fine condition. A very handsome copy with all plates and illustrations in a wonderful state of preservation. Excellent. ~ First edition. A most attractive original work with fine impressions of the plates and with superior hand-colouration. Estimates about the exact publication year of this famous work vary. The prevailing assumption is that it was first published in around 1900, probably even shortly before. [See for that matter François Robichon: "JOB ou l'Histoire illustrée" Paris, 1984.] Sometime thereafter it was reprinted in a smaller quarto format, with monochromatic illustrations only. Consecutive editions (1929, 1933) were no longer hand-coloured. The seven authors, and JOB, dedicate a chapter to each of the Corps of the Old Imperial Guard: Napoléon a l'armée; Les Colonels généraux; Les Grenadiers a pied; Les Grenadiers Hollandais; Les Marins; Les Vétérans; Les Gendarmerie d'élite; Les Grenadiers a cheval; Les Dragons; Les Chasseurs a cheval; Les Mameloucks; Les Lanciers Polonais; Les Lanciers rouges; L'Artillerie a pied; L'Artillerie a cheval; Les Sapeurs du génie; Le Train d'artillerie; La Garde. ~ Henri Houssaye (1848-1911) was a French historian. While his early writings were devoted to classical antiquity, he took great interest in the military history of Napoleon I. He published several successful works on the subject; his book "1814" was published in no less than 46 editions. Seller Inventory # 5336

About this Item: São Paulo, Typographia Liberal, 1851., 1851. 8°, recent quarter leatherette over marbled boards, original green printed wrappers bound in. Slight browning. In very good to fine condition. (1 l.), 65 pp. *** First collected edition of three short works on tea. The Colleccão includes: "Memoria sobre a plantação, cultura, e fabrico do chá" by Fernando Antonio Pereira de Vasconcellos (pp. 1-20, with separate title page); "Pequena memoria da plantação e cultura do chá" by José Arouche de Tolêdo Rendon (pp. 21-48); and "Methodo da torrefacção do chá, traduzido da monographia do chá de J.G. Houssaye" (pp. 49-65), taken from Houssaye's Monographie du thé (Paris, 1843).The Memoria was, according to Blake, written in Ouro Preto in 1839, first published in the Jornal do commercio (Rio de Janeiro) in August 1845, and then serialized in Crepusculo (Bahia). This São Paulo printing was unknown to Blake. Pereira de Vasconcellos was a native of Minas Geraes.The Pequena memoria was first published separately in Rio de Janeiro in 1833, then serialized in the periodical Auxiliador da industria nacional the following year. Arouche de Tolêdo Rendon (1756-1834) was born in São Paulo. After receiving a bachelor of laws degree from the Universidade de Coimbra, he returned to Brazil, where he held various positions as a magistrate, army and militia officer, and legislator. He is credited with introducing tea cultivation to São Paulo, where he established a large and successful plantation and succeeded in developing a strain that almost equalled China tea.Ukers notes that tea plants were brought to Brazil in 1812, along with expert native Chinese tea workers to teach the proper method of cultivation and manufacture; at first the tea was planted only near the capital, but it soon spread in a small way to São Paulo and Minas Gerais (All about Tea I, 215).*** Pereira de Vasconcellos: Blake II, 337 says that it was dated 4 November 1839, that it appeared in the Jornal do Commercio (Rio de Janeiro) August 1845, and was reprinted in Crepúsculo (Bahia) I, vols. 5-7. Not in Innocêncio. Not in BMC or NUC.Arouche de Toledo Rendon: Blake IV, 318: stating that it originally appeared in Rio de Janeiro, 1833. Innocêncio XII, 242 cites edition of São Paulo, 1833, with 29 pp. Not in BMC or NUC.Houssaye: not in Gonçalves Rodrigues, A tradução em Portugal. WorldCat locates a copy at Stanford only. Not located in Copac. Not located in Porbase. Not located in Hollis, Orbis or Melvyl. Not located in NUC. Seller Inventory # 24035

About this Item: A La Haye, Chez Adrian Moetjens, 1697. Six works bound in one volume. (18), 222, (2) pp.; 68 pp.; 88, 103, (1), 36 pp.; 94, 24 pp.; 68 pp.; 24 pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine richly gilt with raised bands, label with gilt lettering, marbled edges, joints a bit rubbed. The Peace of Turin, concluded in 1696, lurred the Duke of Savoy away from the Grand Alliance, which in its turn prompted the Austrians and Spanish to conclude a peace in Italy to protect their now dangerously exposed position there. William III was now also determined to bring an end to the war, and Louis XIV swallowed the bitter pill of recognizing William III as King of England. The necessary treaties then were signed in Ryswick. The Treaty of Ryswick, or Ryswyck, was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick (now Rijswijk) in the Dutch Republic. The treaty settled the War of the League of Augsburg (Nine Years' War), which pitted France against the Grand Alliance of England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the United Provinces. Under the terms of the treaty, France renounced some recent territorial gains, but did gain recognition for its control over Acadia and Saint-Domingue (to-be Haiti).Negotiations started in May. The French representatives had their headquarters at The Hague, and the allies were based in Delft: the conference taking place in between the two towns in the Huis ter Nieuwburg, Ryswick.For the first few weeks, no result was reached so in June the two protagonists in the struggle, William III of Orange and Louis XIV of France, each appointed one representative to meet together privately. The two chosen were William Bentinck, Earl of Portland, and Marshal Boufflers, and they soon drew up the terms of an agreement to which, however, neither the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, nor Charles II of Spain would assent. Soon, Spain gave way, and on 20 September a treaty of peace was signed between France and the three powers, England, Spain and the United Provinces. William then persuaded Leopold to make peace, and a treaty between France and the Holy Roman Empire was signed on the following 30 October.At end a "Table des Pieces Suivant l'ordre & le tems qu'elles ont été delivrées" of 5 pages. - Name in lower blank portion of the first title-page. Seller Inventory # 26948

About this Item: Pierre Bruyset Ponthus, Lyon, 1768. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Three volumes. Leather with gilt decorated spines. Marbled endpapers. Text block is dyed red at the edges. Text in French. Each volume has light foxing, to firstt and last couple pages, rubber stamp to verso of title page: "ex bibliot alex semitecolo" and again on final page (different stamp with same text). Volume one: 410 pp. Old bookseller's plate pasted to front pastedown. Slight (possibly insect) chip to boards, about 12 mm patch on front board, 12 mm strip on back board. Three bound-in fold-out images, one of which, the third, is torn about 2" from binding, has been mended with paper tape. Pages, including plates, are bright and clean. Volume two: Pages numbered 411-899. Tiny chip (possibly insect damage) to back board near spine in 3 mm. "t" shape. Volume three: Pages numbered 1-344. Damage to front board very similar in size and shape to that of first volume, another tiny chip to back board. Other than the very minor wear to the leather this is a very beautiful set. ; 16mo. Seller Inventory # 260241

About this Item: Paris : 'chez Federic Leonard' 1685, Paris, 1685. Condition: Very Good Plus. Library label of S. Rosen. Venise on fixed endpaper. Book measures 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches. Collation, [30], 686, [80],16pp. Bound with Examen de la liberte originaire de Venise / traduit de l'Italien ; avec une harangue de Lou is He lian ; traduite du latin.Published A Ratisbonne : Che s Jean Aubri 1684. Author, Bedmar, Alfonso de la Cueva marque s de 1572-1655. Collation, [8],184pp. Bound in full period or early vellum, yapp edges, title in manuscript, previous owners? crest on top board. At some time, not recently the binding has been recased with new endpapers. Binding in very good condition. Internally, tanning to second title page. Pages in good clean condition throughout. A very nice copy, in a very attractive early binding. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 097239